Sharp County record., 1887-11-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
A CONVENTION of representatives of the
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
tions of the various States met WASH
ington on the 18th.
THE President and Mrs. Cleveland and
Colonel Lamont were the guests OF dener-
al H. w. Jackson, at Belle Meade, six
miles from Nashville, Tenn, on the l6th'
Mrs. ANNIE SAX was ined fifty dollars
by Judge White at st. Louis, on the 18TH,
for throwing the pancake at Mrs Cleve-
land during her visit to the st. Louis
Fair.
THE police have warned the Irish news
agents against exposing papers OF
placards containing any references TO
meetings of suppressed branches OF the
National League.
THE Pres dent and Mrs. Cleveland were
accorded fattering reception at Nash
Will, Tenn, on the 18th, and later at Chat
tanooga, and then went on to Atlanta,
where they arrived at 1879 p. m.
THE National convention of the employ
ing printers of the United States met on
the 18th in Chicago. About ninety dele
gates, representing the principal Eastern
and Western cities, were in attendance
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey,
has published his replyto Henry Lytle's
attack on him. He denies all the allega-
tions made, and refers to his previous ex-
tended reply to similar charges as cover
ing the case.
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR, son OF the
Prince of Wales, laid the memorial stone
at the infrmary at Northampton on the
18th. The streets were crowded WIN
spectators many of whom greeted Inc
speakers with groans.
THE Indian Office is informed that the
trouble on the Lower Brule Indian reser-
walton, Dakota, arising from discomfort
among a small faction who did not want
to take land in severalty, has subsidized,
and allotments are being made.
AT meeting of Socialists held at
Berne on the 18th, resolutions were adopt
ed protesting against the execution of the
condemned Anarchists of Chicago, and
declaring that if their sentence was car
red into effect it would be judicial murder.
THE French police have arrested two
foreigners named Odann and Woltz, who
were expelled in February for attempting
to bribea chasseur to procure patterns Of
new cartridges and rifles. Though liable
to six months imprisonment, they are to
be again expelled.
IT is announced that Mike Kelly, the
famous ball player, has signed contract
to appear with the McNish, johnson &
Slavin minstrel party. He will act as in
terlocutor and his contract calls for his
appearance after his return from Calfor.
MIA in January sllS lsSs, ,uvr~
THE body of Thos. H. Elliott former
attache of the staff Fl the Brooklyn, .Cti
zen, was found foa&ng in the East fIVer
at New York on the 10th. Elliott was
formerly fashion writer for the paper
The manner in which the deceased was
drowned is a mystery.
THE steamship Rio de Janeiro, which
arrived at San Francisco on the 17th, from
Hong Kong, brings addnonal details of
the disastrous fire at Hankow, Corea. The
number of lives lost is given as one thou
sand and the value of the property de.
stroyed as two million taels.
THE Official Gazette of Berlin states that
DR.. Mackenzie has again visited the
Crown Prince Frederick William at
Baveno and reports the patient continues
to improve. 1t has been found necessary
to compel the Crown Prince to refrain
from talking as much as possible.
Mr.. BELL, the Washington photographer
who has copyright on Mrs. Cleveland's
photographs, says that since the mistress
of the White House has been on her tour
of the West and South, the orders for
pictures have been so heavy that it has
been impossible to fill even half of them.
THE French steamship Britannia, which
dITlNeu ~ wow OIh OH Iue lobH luou',
from Marseilles and Naples, and has been
held by the health officer at upper quar-
antine for observation, was, on the 18th,
sent down to lower quarantine, four
cases of cholera having been found aboard
of her.
c. MEYER ZULICK, Governor of Arizona
in his annual report, estimates the popula.
tion of the Territory at $4,000, an in.
crease of nearly $4,000 over the census
estimate of 1880. The aggregate assessed
valuation of the taxable property for the
present year is $26 3l3,5)0, an increase of
nearly $4,000, 900 over 1886.
J. MCGARIGLE is living at Jordan sta.
tion, six miles from st. Catharines, Ont.
He regards the story of his fight to Aus
tralia in company with Carter Harri son
as the best bit of humor he has heard for a
long time. He and his family are boarding
with family named Grow, and have ap-
parently settled down to stay.
A CALL for a mass meeting in New York
on the night Of the oath to protest against
the execution of the Chicago Anarchists
has been widely distributed. The call
emanates from the Central Labor Union
and District Assembly, No. 40, X. of l..
Roscoe Conkling and Rev. DR.. Talmage
have been invited to address the meet.
ing.